Perhaps you’ve heard of most of the disabilities listed below, and perhaps one or more of them have touched your life.
A couple of years ago I became webmaster for 4 Paws for Ability, a nonprofit that trains service dogs for people with disabilities. Mostly children.
One of my jobs is to take the parents’ fundraising [...]
On March 4, 2005, we were overjoyed to welcome our second beautiful son, Joshua, into our family. Around the time of Joshua’s first birthday, however, we started to notice elements of his development which caused us some concern. He was not speaking, and was not responding to us when we spoke to him. [...]
What choices do parents have when they discover their child is autistic? That the child can’t communicate well with anyone, that socially the child is in another world, and that this beautiful child has no understanding of words like “safety,” “home,” “name,” etc? And that for parents, the words “sleep” and “rest” may become strangers, [...]
No offense to cat lovers out there, but this Sagamore Hills, OH family has a need only a furry canine can fulfill, and they need your help. Beth and Rich Polk of Sagamore Hills are raising funds on behalf of 4 Paws For Ability, a non-profit organization out of Xenia, OH, specializing in training [...]
My friend, Donnie Kanter Winokur, relentless advocate for people with disabilities, reminded me that this week TV airs two shows that are of great interest: Front of the Class, written by Brad Cohen, and HBO’s ‘Temple Grandin’ Offers Inside Look At Autism.
FRONT OF THE CLASS, the “Hallmark Hall of Fame” presentation starring Patricia Heaton (”Everybody [...]
This article was written by Kristy DiVito, parent of a child with special needs…and whose motto is “Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass. It’s about learning to dance in the rain.”
Many people, including parents of other children with disabilities, have wondered why we chose an In-Home Companion dog for our son, [...]
This is priceless. Sweet. And encouraging…
My name is Heather Davis. I have three wonderful sons - Taylor, Chandler, and Tucker. Taylor is a sophomore in high school. He enjoys playing music. He plays percussion in the band, snare on the Drumline and piano for the 5th grade choir. Chandler is a 5th grader and he enjoys [...]
Griffin Dennis “Finn” Watson, of central Illinois, is an utter delight to his parents and family. He is sweet-tempered and loves to be bear-hugged and kissed. As the middle brother (between Jackson, 8 ½, and Samuel, 2 ½), his lot in life is already a difficult one, but somehow he manages to be cheerful [...]
I thought it would be fun to do some closeups of my granddog, Nellie’s tail. She’s a gorgeous St. Bernard with the most incredible fluffy white tail. I’ve just spent some time working with some digital editing software to get several versions of that tail: Fauvist, Impasto, and Silk Screen styles. Fun.
